Director, Data Architecture

Overview

Director, Data Architecture role at Cetera Financial Group. Lead enterprise-wide data transformation, design and govern the full data architecture to ensure data is connected, trusted, and ready to drive business value. Establish design patterns and standards for scalable, governed, and insight-ready data. Requires hands-on technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to communicate architectural decisions to technical and executive stakeholders. This role offers a hybrid work schedule and must be located near offices in San Diego, CA; El Segundo, CA; or Dallas, TX.

What you will do

• Lead the definition, development, and governance of enterprise data architecture standards, patterns, and principles
• Create and maintain a common vocabulary that standardizes key data concepts across domains
• Identify and define authoritative data sources for critical business entities and metrics
• Design and document end-to-end data lineage from source systems through transformation to business reporting
• Architect integrated and connected data flows across ingestion, processing, storage, and consumption layers
• Design, evolve, and maintain the organization’s enterprise data models, including 3NF integrated models for ODS, dimensional models for reporting, and logical data models
• Define data repository architectures (e.g., ODS, data marts, data lakes, data warehouses) aligned with business needs
• Ensure scalability, reusability, and adaptability of data models and platform designs
• Collaborate with engineers, modelers, data governance, analytics, and business stakeholders to ensure adoption and alignment
• Apply modern architecture methodologies such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Data Mesh principles
• Influence data platform and tool decisions (e.g., Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, Informatica)
• Contribute to metadata management and data catalog strategy
• Mentor and lead other architects, engineers, and modelers
• Support enterprise data governance and stewardship programs
• Partner with data privacy and information security on architecture for data protection
• Participate in architecture review boards, data councils, and strategic planning forums
• Contribute to vendor assessments, platform migrations, and proof-of-concept evaluations

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Compensation

The salary range for this role is $219,000 - $320,000 plus competitive performance-based bonus. Compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and location. Ranges may differ by location due to cost of labor considerations.

What we give you in return

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time roles, including :

About Cetera Financial Group

Cetera Financial Group is a leading network of independent retail broker-dealers empowering objective financial advice nationwide through trusted financial advisors and institutions. Cetera offers independent and institutional advisory services, technology, and practice-management support. The network includes Cetera Advisors, Cetera Advisor Networks, Cetera Financial Institutions, Cetera Financial Specialists.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cetera Financial Group is committed to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Employment decisions are made without regard to protected characteristics in accordance with state and federal law.

Agency notice

Agencies please note : this recruitment assignment is managed directly by Cetera’s Talent Acquisition team. We will contact preferred agency partners if additional options are required.

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